THE Ski Club of Great Britain’s hope that it would not be dragged into the ski hosting/leading dispute in France appears to have been dashed following the release of a recent statement by the Wimbledon-based organisation.France fired its first shot over the club’s bows in April this year when a Ski Club Leader was stopped on the piste in Val d’Isere and questioned by gendarmes in relation to Art.L.212-1 of the French Code du Sport.

The Leader has now been requested by the local authorities to attend a preliminary investigative hearing in Albertville.The Ski Club statement said: “All Ski Club Leaders are non-remunerated volunteers. The Leader will be represented in court in September with the appropriate papers to prove his volunteer status.

“The Ski Club is fully behind the Leader and has appointed a local lawyer who is well aware of the challenges involved and is currently representing UK tour operators in relation to the ski hosting ban.”However, because the leading service is currently facing legal challenge, specifically in Val d’Isere, we have been advised to temporarily withdraw the on snow Resort Leader programme in France and introduce Ski Club Ambassadors for the 2014-15 winter season.”

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